This sub-series contains directories listing only students' contact information, rather than of all faculty, staff, and students attending or working at the university. The University of Kansas City began publishing directories in 1937. The University of Missouri—Kansas City ended the practice of publishing physical directories in 2002 when the university moved to providing the information in an online searchable database. Many issues include a listed individual’s phone number and local and/or home address, as one would find in a phone book.

During the 1960s, the Office of the Director of Admissions and Registrar published the student directories under a series. The directories were categorized under sub-headings Section II and III.

Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), directory information is student data within student records that would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. Directory information may include name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, dates of attendance, full- or part-time status, major field of study, degrees and awards received, most recent prior school attended, and participation in sports and activities. Published directories such as the ones in this sub-series are not considered student records.